1919 Tour of Flanders

1919 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates23 March 1919
Distance230 km (142.9 mi)
Winning time7h 41' 18"
Results
  Winner  Henri Van Lerberghe (BEL)
  Second  Léon Buysse (BEL)
  Third  Jules Van Hevel (BEL)
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The 1919 Tour of Flanders was the third edition of the Tour of Flanders road cycling race was held on 23 March 1919 and was won by the Belgian Henri Van Lerberghe.[1] Van Lerberghe broke clear at 120 km from the finish in a solo effort and maintained his lead to the finish. He finished 14 minutes ahead of the first group of chasers, the largest winning margin in the history of the race. Léon Buysse won the sprint for second place before Jules Van Hevel. The race started in the centre of Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge, on the outskirts of Ghent. The total distance was 230 kilometres (142.9 miles).[2]

It was the first Tour of Flanders after a five-year hiatus due to the First World War. As from this edition, the Tour of Flanders has been organized annually, even during the Second World War; the longest uninterrupted streak of any cycling race.[3]

Finish of the race in Gentbrugge. Top picture: Henri Van Lerberghe walks over the finish. Bottom: Runner-up Léon Buysse.
  1. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1919 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 32
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Konrad p101 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).